Gate.



I. L. LANDIS. GATE. APPLIOATION.PILED AUG. 26, 190B.

Patnted Feb. 1, 1910.

llllfi Mi li? l MIMIIIHIIII v I ISRAEL L. LANDIS, 9F GHICAGQ, ILLINO'IS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

Application filed August 26, 1908. Serial No. 4 ,50,278.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Ismnn L. LANDIS, a. citizen of the United States,1Sl(l 111g 2tt Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvemerits in Gates, of which the following is especification;

- as a closure against bot sage of smell stock only.

The ob st of in invention is I r v appended claim.

In the drawing-Figure 1 is a side elevation oi gate embodying .myinvcnt' i.

Fig. 9- shows the gate in a diff ent nos 3 is enlorged d K a sectionfoot-operated illustrates the ear vertical plsine 255 plane Fig. 5.

Referring" in (it. represents the usut swinging sub-post .ilXeCl post, iand 4o gate proper, dint uiec 8, 9, 10 and ll, the which are oivoted tothe tens orein pzii embracing both oi the horizontal mils the'inunncrshown in Fig. ure slidnble vertically against the contiguous face of thesuirpost 3 and are provided with oppositely mounted plates 12 end 1 3,which are identical. on both sides 01": the battens ere bolted The freeends of'these plates are bent partly over the lateral face or thesub-post so as to leave it space between the bent over ends of each pairof plates so the hinges between sub-post and fixed post 55 me pass, orbe passed, between said ends on limit the 'movement of said buttons:

The battens a.

so through the latter.

10 provide an improved construction for a gate of this class to endsecuring better support for the gate and more convenient operation oradjustment thereof without thereby increasing the complexity or numberof parts. with the above-named objects in view the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement or" parts, all

as hereinafter described, illustrated the drawing and particularlygointed-out in against said post to a. longitudinal one only, limitedonly by the stop pins, one at the top and an adj ustable one at thebottom end. Said battens are supported in any desired position by meansof a pin 14 which is inserted through holes 15 in the plates 13 andholes 16 in the sub-post Between the battens 4; and near the'heel of thegate is mounted in anti-friction roller 17. The frame of the gate isheld rigidly in its rectangular form shown in Fig. 1 sndin its difierentoblique forms, one of which is shown in Fig. 2, by means-of a doubledisgonal brace bar, 18, 19, which is pivotally connected at its upperend with the battens 4e. At its lower extremity said brace is slidablelongitudinally between the outer'itaces of the battens fiend a clampingdevice. The leter comprises a clip 20,'plate or strap 21, and nuts 22threaded on the clip. Normally the function of the clip and its strap ismerely that of an adjustable guide for the lower end of the diagonalbrace bar.

in conjunction with the clip and strep I have provided e convenient andinstsntau neously operable oem-disk23 which is inserted between thestrap QI and brace-bar 18 end pivoted st 24- in the strap.Biometricacross the face oi? the disk 23 is a recess sloping sidesend-in the inner face up projection 26 which he recess .25. By means ofthe nuts s embraced the clip and strap substantially contacting i 4 e iGilli-31', but not so as to pref ee sliding movement of the brace- "2may be tightly clumped against the of the by turning, the disk with Whenthe ports are so adjusted the the sliduble end of the braceimnioysblewith respect to the frame of the gate. In order to save theoperator the trouble 0?. stooping down to manipulate the leverythelatter is provided with a treadle or foot piece 28 which is shown in theform of a crank pin extending at right. angles from the end of' thelever. The clamp is tightened by ste ping on this pin as shown by thefigure 29 in the first View, Where the cam is shown in its unclarnpedposition, or with the rib in the recess 25. In Fig. 2 the lever is shownmoved downward and the clamp tightened on the brace. Release from thelast named position is effected by placing the operators toe underneaththe pin 28 and lifting instead of depressing the lever.

The gate is also provided with an improved latching device whichconsists of a crossbarBO bolted to the horizontal rails 8 and 9 and aslide bar 31 having a slot 32 therein which is engaged by a. bolt 33passing through the cross-bar 30. The head of the bolt engages the rearface of the cross bar and a thumb-nut 34 and washer 35- are arranged onthe forward face of the latch bar 31. Tightening of the thumb-nutclainps the latch bar against the cross-bar and holds the former in afixed position. By pivoting the brace-bar to the battens 4, instead ofthe sub-post, the bracing of the gate is not varied by the verticaladjustment of the gate on the sub-post. The en 'agement of the pin seems14 with the straps and perforations 16 effects a positive support, bothupward and downward, of the gate relative to the sub-post.

I claim as my invention- The combination with a vertically and antweensaid strap and bracebar' which is operable to loosen or tighten its holdupon said lower end of brace bar.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribingwitnesses. v

ISRAEL L. LANDIS.

Witnesses:

ALBERT J. Senses, M. O. ALLEN.

